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Kiigene City Guard. HA I'L'BDAY OUT Jl TO CORRESPONDENTS. The business department of the WEEKLY GUARD is caused considerable trouble by corre spondent', addressing the pro prietors personally. Address all letters referring 10 the newsoa per or business connected there with to THE GUARD, Eugene, Oregon. Ulinter Reading flatter This Is getting nearthe first of the year, when a settlement should be made forthe WEEKLY GUARD. If paid in advance one year will give receipt for $1.50 For $2 00 in advance will tend the GUARD and Cincinnati En quirer, a 75 cent paper, one year. A splendid chance to get r.'.r.M n.ini-f i f n r one nrice-- $2 75 worth of reading matter for $2 00. MATL'KALIZEH HOll.. '1 bouxuadii ot Tnnit of Foreign Btrtfe Dumped at Portland, Within the city limits of Port land, says tbo Telegram, then re samples of soil from nearly every clime in the world, from (ireen land's icy mountain-, of India's coral strand, and further. Tin- soil has hern brought to Portland's harbor by vessels as ballast. These ships came from many countries, and, placing an average of 100 tons of ballast to each vessel, which is a very moder ate figure, the total amount of foreign soil convoyed to this city reaches tho amazing total of over 1,000,000 tons. All this soil has boon utili.ed, and is now ss much a part of America as Mount Hood itself. This ballast was used to fill the low-lying lands in the northern part of the citv, on both sides of tho river. More than one home is built on earth from far-away India, and children playing in the streets throw dust at one another that csmo from the shore of sumo erst while cannibal isle. There are acros and acres of such earth that have became so thoroughly accli muted by Oregon's rains as to de coive any Webfoot that ever wad dled about in tbo mist. Some strange things are brought iu ballast, principally lieculiar shells, Vessols coming from South American shores have added ma terially to this collection. Rare and beautiful specimens are found by( people intt rested in such matters. Some enthusiasts used to make a practice of visiting ships unloading ballast for the purpose of securing shells, As the big buckets dump their loads on the wharf the collec tors would scramble over the heap, giying a hurried search and raking the maBS of earth and shells until another bucket swung over their heads, ready to unload. Botanists have discovered weeds aud plants from foreign shores, growing as best they could, in the ground formed by the ballast. Seeds become mixed with the earth and sprout when the moisture reaches them. Some Btrange flora has beeu transplanted in this way, hut comparatively few of the plants survive. As a field for exploration the ballast tracts offer many temp tations to amateur botanists aud collectors of shells. Somotimes sand brought in ships, which was picked up on some island shore, is used for plastering nurjioees. Kxperieuce has taught contractors, however, that a Iioubo plastered with Bca sand is always damp, The sand contains Bait, aud on cloudy days the walls are covered with moisture. There are houses in 1'ortland, built years ago, in which this sand ib used, and tho walls are as moist aud damp now as when the plaster wsb first put on. HOP CONDITIONS. C. Hyde Clark on Supply and Demand. worm Reading. "You will find enclosed thirty -one one-rent stamp for one of I'r. I'n-rce's Medical Advisers, cloth hound," writes James B. Ciampton, Bsq-i of Sharp turg, Washington Co., M l. "This hook ia for a friend of mine who is using your 'Golden Medical Discovery,' and I cannot praise your medicine too highly, I was in business iu Ilaltimore ami hud rheumatism for three months couldn't walk at all. I tried the lx.-st doctors I could get, hut they did ma no good. I took three liottles of Dr. Tierce's Golden Medical Discovery and it cured me sourfd. I came home to S)mriburg, and there were three cases of different diacaiea. I advised the tiatients to use Dr. Herce'i medicines, which they did, and all were cured." "Golden Medical Discovery " contains no alcohol, cocaine, nor other narcotic. Frtt. Dr. I'lerce's Common Sense Medical Adviser, 1008 pagea, is sent free on receipt of stamp to pay expense of mailing only. Send 31 one-cent stamps for the book liound In paper, or l tamps for cloth binding, to Dr. K. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. have undermined the whole town, even to Commissioner street, where the pride of Johannesburg's buildings are located. The Boers can muster 30,000 men, all well armed and good marksmen. They have warehouses full of ammuni tion. Kroger iB now 7G years old, and has been elected to ths presidency (our times. His salary is $35,000 1 year, with .flJiOO for coffee. His life has certainly been a remark able one, as at different stages he has been a farmer, herdsman, hun ter, soldier, clergyman, ambassador, financier, bead of the army. In recent years he has bought and sold land a good deal, and is re puted to bo very wealthy. His habits and method of living are so simple, however, that he could haye saved nearly all his salary in those years, which would giyo him a tidy fortune. A PAPKK TKUHT. Plans aro quietly being made to consolidate tho paper manufacturers of the country into a trust with a capitalization of $o0,0( 10,000. One of the promoters gave the key to tho cause of the proposed consolida tion when ho said "prices will go higher before they will go lower." The beneficent McKinley tariff pro tects paper manufactures from 50 to 300 por aent, yet they seek other methods to get at the pockets of consumers. No wonder the trust phantom is causing the administra tion no little uneasiness. There is a fable about tho snake that was warmed into life chasing its pre server from the house. President MoKinley will not be turned out of office by the trust, but their existence is not unlikely to cause the people to choose a suc cessor to the presidency who will be under no obligation to capital istic and manufacturing combinations. THE bOhHS AND THKIK I'M KM DENT. rresideut Kruger of the Trans vaal has provided against a siege of Johannesburg by building storehouses and granaries, where meat and grain are kept in great quantities. The great drawback to the Transvaal is that it lacks a sea port. The most convenient one is l)elagoa bay, owned by the Portu gese. As Portugal is mortgsged to Eugland, the latter country controls it. Towering oyer Johannesburg is a big fort, aud working iu sublerra nacn passages tho Boers, it ia said, Yacht racing Iiiib got down to the level of the horse race, in ono par ticular at least. After the start is made the race goes if one yacht gets through on the time limit, no matter if the opposing ocean racer should Iubo her spars and Bails when barely over the startiug line. Such racing is disappointing, but othor rules would undoubtedly lead to jockeying aud thereby de stroy public interest in tho sport. Better an occasional disappoint ment thau to allow conditions that may bring the pastime into disrepute. SAS s OOOO PBICC IS POSSIHU The following Is a letter written by that veteran bop grower, O Hyde Clarke, of Cooperstown, N. Y., to the Itepublicau of that place: Dear HiR8:-WIII you kindly find space to allow me to eddre-s these few lines to the hop grower? Permit me to say that the very exaggerated state ments of the world's crops which have been made by various dealers Id this country are very misleading, both to brewers aud grower. We should lake these statements "cum itrauo sails," and be 011 our guard against these men who evidently wish us to sell our crops at leas than cost. Let us examine a little Into the situation for ourselves. In the first place we know that never In the history of the trade have bops been so closely bought up and con sumed as at present. There Is prac tically no stock, exoept a very few old olds on hand. This being the case, let us examine loto the requirements of the present year. How many bops will our consumers take? We know the brewers are get ting very near the 20,000,000 barrels of beer to be brewed. By their own state ments that means fully L"JO,000 bales ol hops. We know that the balanoe 01 our crop is consumed In England. But we are told England has an enormous crop We will admit that, but since she has leas than rl!,000 acres. It Is Im possible for her to furnish all her re quirements. The statement published by the Londou Times seems to be the most reliable that has been made. Id It, it Is claimed that England will raise 620,000 cwt. To do that she must equal her rate per acre of 1894. Let us admit that she does It, then the ques tion ia, what are England' -i require ments? By this same statement we see that her average consumption for the past fourteen years has been 061,440 cwts. But It Is not fair to take this average because her beer consump Hon has beeu on the tncreate Just as ours has. Let us, then, take the aver age for the past Ave years, since we know that she has no stock left over. From these figures we find her oon Humptlon Iibb been 087,000 cwt. By deducting her estimated growth of 520,000 cwt, we Mud that she will still require 107,000 cwt, and that equals 104,000 bales at 180 pounds to the bale. Comparing England's imports with our own exports we And that In late year- she has obtained her principal supply from this country, or about two thirds of her imports. At that rate she will take 70,000 bales from us. Add this amount to our own consumption, 220,000 bales, aud we And that we should be able to market 290,000 bales of our crop of 1899. Now, have we crown 299,000 bales of hops in the United States this year? I don't be lieve we have, and if we have not where Is this surfeit of bops that these interesting dealers have been telling about? It cannot be in Germany, be cause we note that the market is very active at higher prices, showing that the brewers are much In need of hops. It, therefore, rests with our own pro ducers whether we shall obtaiu a fair aud remunerative price for our orop. Another feature Is that there will be a wide divergence In quality of hops raised In New York, Oregon and Washington. Only the good sound samples will be taken at first, and I can see no reason why they should not be worth quite as much if not more, than the same quality brought last year. I remain yours truly, O. Hydk Clarke. Cooper.-towu, Spt. 26, 1899. Horrors of Pbillppiae War. Tales come to us of the sutlerings endured by our brave soldiers in the Philippines. The papers ring with them aud sympathy Is leeely given. Aud yet there are people in our midst of whom we hear nothing who are just as brave. They are suflerltig silently aud lighting bravely with the greatest enemy of mankind Dyspepsia and all its terrible ills. There is relief for I hem il they will take Hoatetters's Stomach Hitters faithrully. It will cure dyspepsia, constipation, bilious ness, malaria, (ever and ague and liver aud kidney troubles. It tones up the whole system. Uet it from any drug gist aud see that a private Revenue Stamp covers the ueck of the bottle. Modest Women Modesty in women is no less :i charm than beauty and wit. is it say WoniU r that wo men atticted with physical disorders pecu liar to their sex ahnnklYoiu paf ounl Humilia tions bv male iiuYMciauar' The weaknesses mid irregularities of womea may be nOMflted by certain unfailing symptoms, ILickiichc, headache, bearing, dow n pejaa, irritability and eitreme nerv ousness indicate derangement of the delicate female organism. Ilradtield's l'e truUe Regulator is the standard remedy foe characteristic diseases ol" women. Md by druggists at f 1.00 per bottle. ' VMI SlUDf ItLD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, ta For sale by DELANO How to Preveut Croat We have two ehlldrenjwho are sub ject to attacks ol croup. Whenever an atta k Is coming on my wife gives them Chamberlain's Cough Bemedy aud It always prevents the attack. It is a household necessity in tills county aud no matter what else we run out of, It would not do to be without Cham berlain's Cough Ueuiedy. More of it is sold bore than all other cough medi cines combined. J M Nk'KLK, of Nlckle Bros, merchants, Nicklevllle, Pa. For Hale by W L DeLano. Heavy Freighting. A car load of corrugated Iron lias arrived for Booth, Kelly Lumber Co's new mill at Wsnd liug in the Mohawk valley. Teams are now at work transporting this freight. In a week or ten days two or three cars of boilers are expected and they are very heavy ones. Sims think that they will have to be hauled to the aulll site ou (ittU. The foods wc eat furnish energy for the body just as burning coal makes steam tor nix engine. The experiments of Prof. F rankland, Ph. D., of Lon don, shows that tod-liver oil yields two and one-half time, nore energy than starches or sweets. Scott's Emulsion is pure cod-liver oil combined with hypophosphites of lime and soda. It forms fat, gives strength, enriches the blood, invigorates the nerves, and repairs tissues. loc. iodfi.oo.illdniijUUL SCOTT & LoWXfc, Chemuu, Nt otk. I lor Items. Oct. 18. Henry and Ella Pblllipi went to Bilvertoo last Friday to visit relatives In that city. J C Ooodale, Br., relumed fiom Salem Thursday. Grandma Pblllipi is visiting her daughter, Mrs Maglll, In Springfield. The t umber laud Presbyterian cburcb of Coburg has engaged a pastor to take eim of the work here. H H Htanton, Jr., of Halem, came up on bis wheel Isat Fridsy to visit his ister, Mrs A N Fulkersoo. He rode from Albany to Coburg in two hours. Harry Hansen, the bookkeeper for tbe Booth-Kelly Lumber Company, weut lo Halem on his wheel Friday morning. Mrs Ida (Stevens returned to her home Sunday. Carl Baker came down from Ho quiam, Wash., last week, in response to a telegram informing him ot the illness ol bis wife, who is here visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs Burns. Mrs Baker Is now convalescing. Mrs Harklns and children have gone t Washington to join Mr Harkiusand the two older boys, who aie employed there. Frauk Taylor's baby, who has been quite III, Is reported much better. Mr Ballard, Mr and Mrs (Caudal and daughter Bernice have gone to Lake Creek on a bunting trip. The mill men are all rejoicing be cause old Oregon is herself again, aud they hope soon to have w ater enough in tiie race to float tbe logs. .V.ti. ... ju.ier tlii head not to exceed fly lines, V) eenU per week; 81 .V) a month; $12 For Sale. FOB HALF.-1320 acres lliuter laid near McKenzie river. 20 miles from Fugene. Address, J E Hale, Han Jnae, Calif. A H FlSK, Eugene. Or. FOR HALE. Probably the very best I Mi acre tracta of laud iu Lane comi ty, aud oue of tbe best in tbe state of Oregon, owned by Dr T W Harris. This is s very fertile and highly im proved farm lying 2 miles west of Kugeue on an excellent road. The doctor imiight this farm with a view to breeding line horses, but having given up the breeding business, has no further use for his farm and desir ing to devote himself exclusively to liis profession, offers it for sale at a rare bargain. Call on tbe doctor for terms of sale. FOB BALE. Corner First and Jefler son streets, one 10 room house, and two lots, 80x160 feet each. Good barn, water, fruit, flue garden ground. Also house and lot, corner First and Lawrence streets, lot CO feet 8 Inches, by 160 feet, young frclt trees, good garden ground, water, etc. Also house aud lot, corner Willamette aud Fourteenth street. For prices and terms write 8 J Hills, Tacoma, Waab, Box 827, or call at Guard office. FOR BALE. 100 acres of land seven miles west of Creswell, 26 acres under cultivation balance well timbered with fir and oak; 80 acres under fence; good log house and barn; will sell for f" per acre cash. This oiler w ill lie open for a short time. Call on or address B Morford, Hprlngtleld, Oregon. FOlt HALK.-f6.00 PER ACRE. 480 acres choice timber land, In Laue county, Oregon. Apply to M L Campbell, or V K Hcarborougb, Ku geue, or address, Geo I. Filley, O ympia, sVash. OUR ADVANCE SHIPMENT O; Fall Novelties "Dress G(,ods Have arrived and aro now open for inspection! FOB HALE. Team, wagon aud har ness by W B McMaater, east of Higti, between 3rd and 4tb streets Eugene. LAMBH FOB HALE. I have some line thoroughbred Cotswold buck lambs for sale; also several Durham bull c ilvc for sale. Address A J Cku.an, Pleasant Hill, Oregon. Beautiful Black and Colored Silk and Wool Crepons in the Very Latest Effect and Colorings. IiOVEIiY PliAlDs... For Skirts and Suits; All of the Newest Creation;. S. H. Jackets, hp Furs in all k UlUftf OIlAfJ ..1 Its . nr. w mXuuduv inn v.i. iv vv u uuuii nnii Aivtu "H UUIB mm GLASS TIN AND ENAMELED WARE v 1 nil Griffin Hardware General Hardware. Pnnl Innn Ornnl Unll Donnn Plltnno D',,.i.'.. I. uuui. i' upi. uiuv 1411 11 jv f a 1 Ue&ter items. Oct. 18. Heavy frosts a couple of nights laat week destroyed late gardens pretty effectually. John Uulley took a load of hogs to Kugene Tueaday. J W Cox aud wife of Fall Creek, via. Ited friends iu this neighborhood Mon day. Wm Bundy has purchased property uear Hprlngtleld aud moved to it. J C Parker, head miller of the Dex ter mills, Is vmiilug the Exposition at Portland this week. Cliff is running tbe mill in bis absence. Horn, to the wife of O W Neet, a boy. Wes has beeu ueediug help on tbe mall line, now he has ideuty of it Henry Howard will carry the nisll from Lowell to Tiptop this winter. Little Verlin Parker, who had the mhifbrtune to fracture his ielt arm just above tie elbow Joint, a couple of weeks since, continues to Improve nicely. Tbe corn cutter is working at Wm Williams'. Too much rain for it this morning. Miss Alice Smith, of Eugene, la teaohlng our fall term of school, eh Is giving good satisfaction. Rkq. Walterville Hew. Oct. 16. Thomas Qoddart) had the minfortune to brak bis arm last week, but It Is getting along nicely. Mr Glbbs has Mild his resldsuce to Mr Oever, lately from Nebraska, Mr Brewbaker moved in to Mr Milam's residence last week, tllad to have them Iu our mtdttt. Our school Is K'"ing along nicely with Miss Heuieuway as teacher. Bom To Mr and Mrs Ueo McLalu, an B-pound son. Mother and child are dolug ulcely. We congratulate Orandpa and Urandma Millican ou the arrival ol a granddaughter and a grandson. Mrs tieo Potter started today on an extended visit to her mother in Douglas county. Mrs 8 Hmeed and sou Herbert re turned Saturday from Portland, where tbey have been atteudluir the lair. Oscar Millican is bringing his cattle out of the mountains for tbe winter. Fied Sweet left ou the stage for Eastern Oregon ou a visit to bin parents, Mr Joseph Oiihsple visited Sunday aud Men. ly with her parents, Mr and Mrs 0 Brian, at Leahurg. Miss Fannie Hemenway vifiled her parents and friends at Eugene over Satin, lav and Sunday. A C. FOB SALE OK TKADE-A ood top bugKy, In flrst-claaa order will trade for .'i-inch wugnn. C L Han skn, Frauklln, Or. FA KM FOB SALE.-210 acres on. and one-half miles above Isabel P O, on the Mohawk. .50 acres ucder cul tivatlon, -iiuaiuder coutains good Umbci mill good pasture; good hottSS, barn, at, irk sheds, etc. Price $0u. Address K J Muiiker, Isabel, Ore. j SALE OR TRADE. A flue tldeland ranch of 153 acres on the bsy, thiee miles from Florence, fo- sale or trade for a ranch In the vicinity of Eugene or Creswell. David Smith, Spring- Held, Oreiron. FOR RENT. Residence property-, rairinount, east part of park, kuowu us Win Smith residence, to rent for oue year. Inquire of C B Davis ou premises. MARE FOB SALE, A 4-year-old mare, weight 14(H) pounds, for sale. Well tiroke and warrauted sound and true Inquire of or address A. L. Tekrill, At Dorris place, Hprlngfleld, Oregon McCLANAHAN & SIHPSGtf Agricultural ImpU, Schutter Wagons, Sechler Buggies, Garden City Plows, Bradley Ha rows, Champion Drills. XX Rays Gang, X Rays SoW WELL DRILLING. I am prepared 10 drill or bore wells of any capacity (leptn. uail on or aiidreas me at Falrmount, Oregon. BAY KB, Chaki.ks MKAYKl) OB Stoi.kn. A sorrel mare, from my Held near Irving, Monday night, Sept 18. Bliud iu right eje. Weighs about 950. Will suitably reward anyone giving me In formation as to her whereabouts. William Maxwell. Riding Plows, Walking Plows, GhilMI,' Difiauco Disc Harrows and Seedcs. Steel framed spiked tooth harrows. Tiger Drills all fully warranted. Wagons, Buggies, etc., at LAUGHMILLER & F3TB Eugene, Oregon. MEN WANTED. 20 good mm to cut, fell and saw logs, and to work In logging. Apply to L. D. Forrest, Lcaburgh, Oregon. WOOD WANTED.-10 cords of (rood wood wanted at once. Eugene Foto Studio. WANTED-Secoud hand household goods. Inquire one door westo Lane's Hall, Eighth street, Eugene, Oregon. "When our boys were almrwt dead , from whooping cough, our doctor gave One Minute Cough Cure. They recov ered rapidly," writes P B Belles, Ar syle, Pa. It cures coughs, colds, rippeand all throat and lung troubles. Viaosiil Co, Corner Drug Store. LASE CODSTY DEAD. William Teutseh Passed Away at ills Home at ties well Other Dead. William Teutsch, a well known citi zen of Creswell precinct, died yester day at his home one mile south of that plate agad about 70 years. He had been an invalid for some time. Dei-eased leaves a wife, daughter, Mrs B F Scott, of Creswell; sons, Lee Teutsch of Peudleton, W A Teutsch of San Francisco, Jake Teutsch of Dallas, Texas, and oue other son and daugh ter. The funeral will be held at the Howeceimtery at 3 p m, today, con ducted by Rev M L Row of this city. MRS. it. w. JONES. Clara, wife of H W Jones, of Jasper, died October IT, of consumption, sged about 3." years. The funeral occurred today to the Smith cemetery, services being conducted by'uev R O Callison. CHILI) OK J. A. CRA CTREE. The 10-monlhs-old child of Mr and Mrs J A Crabtree died Oct IB of chol era infantum. The funeral was held Oct. 16 to the Camp Creek cemetery. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bough Bears the Slgnatoro of A Cluster of Good Ideas Especially desirable from an economical standpoint, and that represent every style and feature. That the market was at the most favorable point when we made the selections, you will readily agree when you note the qualities. ,.i.Vo' ruth i ir. . ' T'li.ih UN !S' I I . - . . , i inn , Umiemw. n' ai iuu uw" . Boys Cothlnn, BorCB,"' Golf t'aim. Kvmth-. OhotoyO sfc dp-to w OnrDrr Hjy meat i. full of L vlueMi'l theprWi are right. P Frank & 5o YOLK FACE Shows the state of your feelings and the state of your health as well. Im pure blood makes Itself apparent in a pale and sallow comnlexion. Plnmles and Skiu Eruptions If you are feeling weak and worn out and do not have a healthy appearance you xhould try Acker's Blood Elixir. It curvs all blood diseases where cheap Harnaparll lasand so-called purifiers fail; kuow ing this ws sell every bottle ou a posi tive guarantee. W L DeLano, Drug ist B FOUND AT LAST Dr. on ADCAT AQ ARIA i on t , , . roup I ftltlrrn . ai.. ,'S ..re ...nr. I'.t.rrh. AHI11'. 1 '.. ri.ehf"J nchc, Sprslni, 1 i", f00t H i h -ne:v ' ..nin--- IhUU aTll " u o Eat plenty, Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will digest what you eat. I cures all forms of dyspepsia and stomach trou bles. B Gamble, Vernon, Tex, says: "It relieved me from tbe start and cured me. It is uow my everlasting j friend." Vincent A Co, Corner Drug I Jsiora. 1 . nl MEAT M.v,!l McCornack 4 B 'tine". ' DEALERS IN . n..L Vail Hilfl. Beet, MM, n . Lard.rresn ano w - Ninth Strsst, SW